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Israel avoids big guns in 2012 Euro draw

Captain Yossi Benayoun has called for caution after Israel were given an encouraging draw for the Euro 2012 Championships qualifying campaign.

Drawn in Group F, Israel will line up in a group containing Croatia, Greece, Latvia, Georgia and Malta.

Like Israel, Croatia failed to qualify for this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.

Benayoun said: ?We know most of the teams from previous campaigns and we know it is going to be tough to qualify.

?We need to focus on our performance, on what we need to improve to have any chance of qualifying.

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